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An off licence has been banned from selling alcohol for a fortnight after its staff were found to be working illegally. Portlands 24/7, based at 15 and 33 High Street Kensington, had its licence suspended for two weeks by Kensington and Chelsea Council on Thursday (February 1). It follows a joint police and immigration operation into the shop. It found staff to be in breach of their immigration status as they did not have the right to work in the UK. Read More News from Kensington The applications for reviews of the licences were made on behalf of Metropolitan Police. Further conditions added to the licence by the council sub-committee include: Employment checks are carried out for all staff prior to them starting work Right-to-work audits carried out at least annually Right-to-work documents made available to police, immigration and licensing officials immediately upon request The council's deputy leader and head of environmental health, Councillor Will Pascall, said: “The … [Read more...] about Sobering sentence for off-licence that breached immigration rules

Champion boxer Bilal Fawaz, who has represented England six times , was released from the immigration detention centre where he was being held pending deportation to Nigeria on Tuesday night (January 2.) The 29-year-old, who was sent by his parents to the UK from Nigeria when he was 14, spent more than a month shut away in Tinsley House detention centre in South Gatwick. The current London middleweight boxing title holder was arrested and locked up on November 29 for failing to report to the immigration centre, after the Home Office rejected his numerous applications for citizenship. Fawaz was granted bail at the hearing on Tuesday, at which the Home Office said it "had no idea" when it might be able to secure the necessary travel documents to deport him, according to close friend Aamir Ali. Read More Boxing in the news Speaking to getwestlondon following the hearing, Ali, who is the head of Stonebridge boxing club where Fawaz trains , said: "When Bilal heard the verdict he was … [Read more...] about Boxer Bilal Fawaz freed from immigration detention centre

IF you were hoping to see the back of Brexit any time soon, you may be waiting a while.Divorce talks between Britain and the European Union will last at least two years as hundreds of dense legal tangles are unpicked. But what exactly will the process involve?Theresa May signalled the start of Brexit talks on March 28, 2017, when she signed the letter triggering Article 50.It is the piece of EU law that sets the rules for a country choosing to leave the Union.Before Mrs May signed on the dotted line, the article had never before been invoked.The letter was delivered to the European Council President Donald Tusk the following day, starting the clock ticking on a two-year time limit to complete exit talks.Brexit negotiations began on June 19, 2017, with David Davis and Michel Barnier meeting to begin the historic talks in Brussels.On November 9, 2017, Ministers announced they would fix the time and date of when Britain will leave the EU in law.It aims to stop any backsliding on … [Read more...] about When will the Brexit negotiations end, how do they work and what’s the latest news on the talks?

MICHAEL ESSIEN and Carlton Cole could be jailed for up to five years for breaking Indonesian immigration laws after playing for Persib Bandung illegally.The government-backed Professional Sports Agency investigated their move and found the two ex-Premier League stars did not have the right paperwork.The club has admitted they narrowly missed the deadline to get the two former Chelsea men officially registered but claims they were given permission to play. Keep up to date with all the latest news, gossip, rumours and done deals in SunSport's live transfer blog The punishment for flouting Indonesian immigrations laws can fines of up to £30,0000 and five years in prison.And manager Umuh Muchtar claims they are being unfairly persecuted, saying: “That they are here is a joy for us, they want to raise up Indonesia's name in the world."Everybody knows that Essien is a world-class player, not an illegal immigrant.”A spokesperson for the immigration authorities … [Read more...] about Michael Essien and Carlton Cole ‘facing jail sentence’ after breaking strict Indonesian immigration laws

Ministers from southern EU nations were preparing to meet Friday morning in Madrid to develop ideas on how to stem the flow of illegal migrants through the European Union's maritime borders. The talks come on the heels of the latest news reports on the subject. In recent attention-grabbing headlines, illegal immigrants to Europe accused Greek authorities of dumping them into the sea off the coast of Turkey, where some drowned. Also, mounting pressure from illegal immigration has led French and Spanish politicians to exchanged angry words on the subject. Spain on the front lines Spain sees itself in the front line of the battle against illegal immigrants. It is desperate for assistance to help cope with the huge wave of arrivals -- 25,000 this year alone -- currently overwhelming authorities in the Canary Islands. On Friday in Madrid, ministers from eight countries -- Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Malta, Cyprus and Slovenia -- will be joined by EU … [Read more...] about EU Ministers to Discuss Illegal Immigration Solution

Germany's education system has dropped behind those of other leading industrialized countries, a study released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said. Overall, developing nations are making progress much more quickly in terms of higher education than the industrialized West, the report said, noting that China and India threaten to overtake the West in producing elite students. The OECD Education at a Glance survey said Germany is not producing enough university and high school graduates to meet the growing demands posed by the international labor market. The percentage of young people obtaining a higher degree had reached 20.6 percent by 2004 -- well below the OECD average of 34.8 percent. Critique of further education In general, while educational levels continued to rise in most OECD countries, "a persistently large share of young people do not complete secondary school, today's baseline for successful entry into the labor market," according … [Read more...] about Germany Performs Poorly in OECD Latest Education Study

Italy appealed to the European Union Friday for help in stemming an immigration "emergency," as hundreds of undocumented immigrants arrived by boat from Tunisia. Italian coast guards have intercepted six boats carrying hundreds of people, most of them from Tunisia. The latest was found Friday, carrying 181 people and has been taken to the tiny island of Lampedusa, where more than 1,000 people have landed in the past three days. ANSA news agency also quoted officials from the Sicilian port of Trapani, saying nine Tunisian immigrants had been rescued Friday by coast guards from a sinking vessel. "There is a risk of a real humanitarian emergency," said Interior Minister Roberto Maroni of the anti-immigration Northern League party. Maroni appealed to the EU presidency Friday for help and made a request for the EU's justice and home affairs council later this month to discuss "the crisis in North Africa and its effects on immigration and internal security in Europe." Tunisia coup 'threatens … [Read more...] about Italy warns of an immigration ’emergency’ due to North African unrest

News from Gaul: Volume 37 of the Asterix comic series hits the bookstores on October 19, worldwide and in 20 languages! In "Asterix and the Chariot Race," shrewd Asterix and his superhumanly strong buddy, Obelix, travel to ancient Italy. Along the way, they meet proud locals all over the country who want nothing to do with Rome – just like the two Gallic travelers. "All of Italy is occupied by the Romans. All of Italy? No! While Caesar dreams of a united Italy, many of the peninsula's regions value their independence and make life difficult for his Roman legionaries" is the motto that revives the famous introduction beginning every Asterix comic book. The new comic is the third volume created by authors Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad, who continued in the footsteps of Asterix creators Albert Uderzo and the late Rene Goscinny. The very first Asterix comic was published in 1959 in the French "Pilote" youth magazine – decades later, more than 370 … [Read more...] about ‘Asterix and the Chariot Race’: latest edition of classic comic series launches

According to Ottmar Breidling, the judge who presided over the case of four would-be terrorists who were convicted in a Düsseldorf court of plotting attacks on Jewish targets in Germany, the case would not have even come to court had the country's immigration authorities done their jobs. In a scathing dressing down of the immigration office, the judge faulted authorities for not sufficiently investigating the suspects, two Jordanians, a Palestinian and an Algerian, before granting them temporary residency status. "This trial would not have been required if laws concerning foreigners had been implemented properly," Breidling said, adding that several of the accused had been convicted for drug trafficking and should have been deported. Instead, they were given temporary residency and even welfare benefits after they forged identity papers. It was then that they begin building their terror cell. He said had the men been forced to leave Germany, the state would have been spared … [Read more...] about Terror Trial Puts Immigration Office Shortcomings in Spotlight

Speaking at this weekend's Young Islam Conference, which opened in the German capital on Friday, the government's integration minister Aydan Özoguz gave an astonishing and at times humorous account of the hate mail and fake news to which she's been subjected. Özoguz told the conference participants, a specially selected group of Muslims and non-Muslims under the age of 25, that the internet and social media were driving anti-immigrant and even racist sentiment in Germany. To illustrate her point she read out messages she herself received on her Facebook page. "You've secretly decided that we're a nation of immigration," Özoguz said, citing one message. "There's no tolerance and future to be expected with Islamists like you," read another. "I'd love a job with that much power," Özoguz joked. Another post accused her of creating "spaces free of law and order" with "drug dealing, no police and 98 percent foreigners with Sharia (Islamic law) - congratulations on … [Read more...] about German integration minister takes on fake news at Islam conference